Regulating independent power producers

Fox-Penner, Peter

doi:10.1016/0165-0572(90)90045-k

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“…Consulting: This function associated with SGs and energy efficiency services is well aligned with the empowerment of the customer and the transformation of utilities into service companies [9], [32], [33]. The additional revenues for the retail could be estimated, as % of the consumption reduction, from 1 to 5 M€/year, including the energy audits, consulting for energy efficiency and the provision of equipment or services as with MG and building management systems.…”

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Smart grid investment and technology roadmap for power system planning. Case study for a distribution system operator: EAECSA

Palacio

Colmenar‐Santos

Borge-Díez

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON)

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This paper presents the application of a business case model for the implementation decisions to be done by utility companies. The goal is to modernize the grid and their business, leveraging the potential of the smart grid (SG) for the benefit of the company and the customers (economically and socially), as well as the environment.The company selected for this research is a spanish distribution and retail utility Empresa de Alumbrado Eléctrico de Ceuta (EAECSA). Being an isolated power system with limited extension, it proves useful as an example for larger systems and to test the proposed model. From the characteristics of the grid and the regulatory and strategy mandates, the best alternatives are calculated using a model based on the relation between each of the SG functions parameters and a prioritization factor, detailed in the paper. The assessment of actually available technologies and functions is first presented with a strategic and business approach, as a way of filtering appropriate technologies for implementation. The second step is to assess the case for each technology and function, in order to select the most impactful solutions in cost to benefit ratio.The resulting roadmap is a guide for technology implementation in the best economic, environmental and social way, proving the model a useful tool for an integrated approach to the introduction of SG technologies.

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“…Therefore, the company has the need to transition from a commodity supplier to a service supplier, widening the offering, in order to increase revenues, expanding current business, as well as increasing customer loyalty, as envisioned in [32], [33].…”

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Smart grid investment and technology roadmap for power system planning. Case study for a distribution system operator: EAECSA

Palacio

Colmenar‐Santos

Borge-Díez

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON)

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“…The Public Utilities Regulatory Policy (PURPA) of 1978 led to increased installation of CHP plants, though this trend stopped in the early 1990s when the Energy Policy Act of 1992 altered the incentives for wholesale power purchases (Fox-Penner, 1990;Dismukes and Kleit, 1999). PURPA had given CHP generators wholesale generation privileges (utilities were required to buy from CHP generators if their costs were low enough), however the deregulation of electricity markets allowed independent producers to enter the wholesale generation market and compete with…”

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Voluntary Programs to Encourage Diffusion: The Case of the Combined Heat-and-Power Partnership

Ferrara¹,

Lange

2014

The Energy Journal

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In the last decade, voluntary environmental programs have increased considerably in scope. A novel use of these programs is to di¤use new technology in industry as means to improving their environmental outcomes. This paper tests whether the US Environmental Protection Agency's Combined Heat-and-Power Partnership has encouraged the installation of CHP applications since its start in 2001. Two hypotheses are tested here, whether (i) the Partnership has encouraged the installation of CHP applications and (ii) if the partnership has encouraged utilization of CHP once installed. Using nearest neighbor matching on data for electricity plants in the US, results …nd weak evidence that the program has helped CHP system spread, controlling for the selection of …rms into the partnership.

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“…In theoretical work, Madlener and Wickart (2003) have studied the economics of CHP adoption and diffusion, as compared to steam boiler use, in a deterministic model setup. In applied work, Fox-Penner (1990) have investigated the implications of the U.S. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) 1978 and fuel and electricity prices on CHP investment at the state level. Rose and McDonald (1991) have analysed the influence of various economic and engineering variables on the CHP adoption behaviour in the U.S. chemical and paper industries.…”

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Diffusion of Cogeneration in Swiss Industries: Economics, Technical Change, Field of Application, and Framework Conditions

Madlener

Wickart

2004

Energy & Environment

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In this article we study the economics of the adoption and diffusion of cogeneration (CHP) systems. Based on microeconomic theoretical reasoning, we identify the main variables influencing the decision-making problem of firms that plan to adopt CHP technology, and how the adoption by other firms affects optimal adoption timing. We also consider CHP-related technical change, trends in the industries studied, field of application, and relevant framework conditions with a potential impact on CHP adoption and diffusion. In the descriptive analysis our focus is on industrial CHP systems in Switzerland (>1 MW e), with particular emphasis on both the pulp and paper and the chemical industries.

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Regulating independent power producers

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Smart grid investment and technology roadmap for power system planning. Case study for a distribution system operator: EAECSA

Smart grid investment and technology roadmap for power system planning. Case study for a distribution system operator: EAECSA

Voluntary Programs to Encourage Diffusion: The Case of the Combined Heat-and-Power Partnership

Diffusion of Cogeneration in Swiss Industries: Economics, Technical Change, Field of Application, and Framework Conditions

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